2021–22 United Rugby Championship

Countries|  Ireland
Italy
Scotland
South Africa
Wales
Date| 24 September 2021 – 18 June 2022
Champions|  Stormers (1st title)
Runners-up|  Bulls
Matches played| 151
Highest attendance| 32,411 Leinster vs. Munster (21 May 2022)
Tries scored| 906
(average 6 per match)
Top point scorer|  Chris Smith (Bulls) 153
Top try scorer|  Leolin Zas (Stormers)
Marcell Coetzee (Bulls) 11
Official website
unitedrugby.com

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The 2021–22 United Rugby Championship was the twenty-first season of the professional rugby union competition originally known as the Celtic League. It was the first season that the competition is referred to as the United Rugby Championship, having previously been known as the Pro14.[1]

Sixteen teams competed in this season – four Irish teams: Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster; two Italian teams: Benetton and Zebre Parma; two Scottish teams: Edinburgh and Glasgow Warriors (with Scottish and Italian teams in a shared regional pool); four South African teams: Bulls, Lions, Sharks and Stormers; and four Welsh teams: Cardiff, Dragons, Ospreys and Scarlets. It is the first season in which URC Regional Shields (Irish, Welsh, South African and Scottish-Italian) will be awarded as separate trophies to the leading sides in each nation or region.

## Format

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The tournament consisted of 18 rounds. There are four regional pools: The Irish Shield pool (featuring the four Irish teams), the Welsh Shield pool (featuring the four Welsh teams), the South African Shield pool (featuring the four South African teams) and the Scottish/Italian 'Azzurri/Blue' Shield pool (featuring the two Italian and two Scottish sides). Teams play six matches against their regional pool rivals home and away. The remaining twelve matches are made up by a single round robin, consisting of an even number of six home and six away matches against all the sides from the other pools.[2] There is only one main league table (the conference system used in previous Pro14 years has been dropped). The top eight sides in the table will qualify for the quarter-finals, followed by semi-finals and a grand final, with teams seeded 1 to 4 with home advantage for the lowest seeded side.[2]

A total of eight sides qualified for the following season's European Rugby Champions Cup, while the remaining eight sides will play in the EPCR Challenge Cup. All points won in the competition contributed to rankings in the regional pools, with the top side in each regional pool automatically qualifying for the European Rugby Champions Cup. The remaining four places went then go to the highest ranked teams in the main table (who haven't already qualified). A similar format was used to determine playoff contenders in the Super Rugby competition. This will see the South African sides in the competition qualifying for a European competition for the first time (subject to finalisation of contract terms), as previous South African participants – the Cheetahs and Southern Kings – were ineligible for European competitions.[3]

## Teams

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### United Rugby Championship

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Team  | Country  | Coach /
Director of Rugby  | Captain  | Stadium  | Capacity

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Benetton |  Italy |  Marco Bortolami |  Dewaldt Duvenage
Michele Lamaro | Stadio Comunale di Monigo | 5,000
Bulls |  South Africa |  Jake White |  Marcell Coetzee | Loftus Versfeld | 51,762
Cardiff |  Wales |  Dai Young |  Josh Turnbull | Cardiff Arms Park | 12,125
Connacht |  Ireland |  Andy Friend |  Jack Carty | Galway Sportsgrounds | 8,129
Dragons |  Wales |  Dean Ryan |  Rhodri Williams | Rodney Parade | 8,700
Edinburgh |  Scotland |  Mike Blair |  Grant Gilchrist
Stuart McInally | Edinburgh Rugby Stadium
Murrayfield Stadium | 7,800
67,144
Glasgow Warriors |  Scotland |  Danny Wilson |  Fraser Brown
Ryan Wilson | Scotstoun Stadium | 7,351
Leinster |  Ireland |  Leo Cullen |  Johnny Sexton | RDS Arena | 18,500
Lions |  South Africa |  Ivan van Rooyen |  Burger Odendaal | Ellis Park Stadium | 62,567
Munster |  Ireland |  Johann van Graan |  Peter O'Mahony | Thomond Park
Musgrave Park | 25,600
8,008
Ospreys |  Wales |  Toby Booth |  Justin Tipuric | Swansea.com Stadium | 20,827
Scarlets |  Wales |  Dwayne Peel |  Jonathan Davies | Parc y Scarlets | 14,870
Sharks |  South Africa |  Sean Everitt |  Lukhanyo Am
Phepsi Buthelezi | Kings Park Stadium | 52,000
Stormers |  South Africa |  John Dobson |  Salmaan Moerat
Ernst van Rhyn | Cape Town Stadium | 55,000
Ulster |  Ireland |  Dan McFarland |  Iain Henderson | Ravenhill Stadium | 18,196
Zebre Parma |  Italy |  Fabio Roselli[4] |  Giulio Bisegni | Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi | 5,000

### Locations

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Location of Irish, Scottish and Welsh teams:

Ulster

Connacht

Leinster

Munster

Glasgow Warriors

Edinburgh

Scarlets

Ospreys

Dragons

Cardiff

| Location of Italian teams:

Benetton

Zebre Parma

Location of South African teams:

Bulls

Lions

Sharks

Stormers

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## Tables

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### URC – Regional Shields Pools Tables

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The Regional Shield pools of the regular season are the primary mechanism by which teams qualify for European competition, with the 'Shield winner' of each regional pool guaranteed qualification for the European Rugby Champions Cup, ensuring at least one South African, one Welsh and one Irish side qualify for the premier European competition. As Scotland and Italy are sharing a single regional pool, at least one team from those two countries combined is also guaranteed entry, but neither country individually is so guaranteed.

The remaining four places will be awarded to those with the four best overall regular season records, regardless of which pool they take part in. As such, it is possible that a team will qualify for the ERCC without reaching the URC play-offs by topping its pool, but finishing ninth or lower overall; conversely, it is also possible that a team could win the entire URC championship from seventh or eighth seed in the overall championship table, but fail to qualify for the ERCC because teams below them topped their respective pools. Since each pool has only four teams, this means in effect that the top 6 in the overall table are guaranteed entry into the Champions Cup, with the final two places dependent on the placement of the two lowest ranked pool shield winners.[5]

|  | 2021–22 United Rugby Championship Regional Shield Pools | view · watch · edit · discuss

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Irish Shield
| Team  | P  | W  | D  | L  | PF  | PA  | PD  | TF  | TA  | TBP  | LBP  | Pts
1 |  Leinster | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 546 | 276 | +270 | 73 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 67
2 |  Ulster | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 412 | 297 | +115 | 52 | 34 | 7 | 4 | 59
3 |  Munster | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 524 | 341 | +183 | 66 | 34 | 8 | 4 | 56
4 |  Connacht | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 399 | 502 | –103 | 51 | 67 | 4 | 1 | 41
Scottish/Italian Shield
| Team  | P  | W  | D  | L  | PF  | PA  | PD  | TF  | TA  | TBP  | LBP  | Pts
1 |  Edinburgh | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 421 | 318 | +103 | 55 | 37 | 8 | 4 | 54
2 |  Glasgow Warriors | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 409 | 376 | +33 | 53 | 44 | 7 | 3 | 50
3 |  Benetton | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 425 | 501 | –76 | 53 | 67 | 6 | 3 | 35
4 |  Zebre Parma | 18 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 261 | 630 | –369 | 32 | 90 | 2 | 3 | 9
South African Shield
| Team  | P  | W  | D  | L  | PF  | PA  | PD  | TF  | TA  | TBP  | LBP  | Pts
1 |  Stormers | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 464 | 311 | +153 | 60 | 36 | 7 | 2 | 61
2 |  Bulls | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 518 | 388 | +130 | 67 | 42 | 10 | 4 | 58
3 |  Sharks | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 510 | 365 | +145 | 60 | 43 | 9 | 2 | 57
4 |  Lions | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 408 | 450 | –42 | 48 | 55 | 7 | 2 | 41
Welsh Shield
| Team  | P  | W  | D  | L  | PF  | PA  | PD  | TF  | TA  | TBP  | LBP  | Pts
1 |  Ospreys | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 422 | 474 | –52 | 46 | 62 | 4 | 2 | 46
2 |  Scarlets | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 494 | 534 | –40 | 65 | 73 | 10 | 3 | 45
3 |  Cardiff | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 369 | 577 | –208 | 41 | 72 | 3 | 1 | 32
4 |  Dragons | 18 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 305 | 547 | –242 | 36 | 71 | 3 | 6 | 19
If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:[6]

1. number of matches won
2. the difference between points for and points against
3. the number of tries scored
4. the most points scored
5. the difference between tries for and tries against
6. the fewest red cards received
7. the fewest yellow cards received

Green background indicates Shield winner teams guaranteed a place in the 2022–23 European Champions Cup
Bold : Regional Shield winner.

### United Rugby Championship table

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The overall United Rugby Championship table is the central pillar of the regular season, and the mechanism by which the teams qualifying for the Championship play-off bracket are decided. The top eight teams in the table at the end of the regular season, regardless of regional pool, qualify for the play-off quarter-finals, seeded in the order they finished the regular season.

The overall table also provides the secondary path to qualification for the European Rugby Champions Cup, with the four highest-ranked teams not already qualified as Shield winners gaining qualification.

|  | 2021–22 United Rugby Championship Table | watch · edit · discuss

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| Team  | P  | W  | D  | L  | PF  | PA  | PD  | TF  | TA  | Try bonus  | Losing bonus  | Pts
1 |  Leinster | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 546 | 276 | +270 | 73 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 67
2 |  Stormers (CH) | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 464 | 311 | +153 | 60 | 36 | 7 | 2 | 61
3 |  Ulster | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 412 | 297 | +115 | 52 | 34 | 7 | 4 | 59
4 |  Bulls (RU) | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 518 | 388 | +130 | 67 | 42 | 10 | 4 | 58
5 |  Sharks | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 510 | 365 | +145 | 60 | 43 | 9 | 2 | 57
6 |  Munster | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 524 | 341 | +183 | 66 | 34 | 8 | 4 | 56
7 |  Edinburgh | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 421 | 318 | +103 | 56 | 37 | 8 | 4 | 54
8 |  Glasgow Warriors | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 409 | 376 | +33 | 53 | 44 | 7 | 3 | 50
9 |  Ospreys | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 422 | 474 | –52 | 46 | 62 | 4 | 2 | 46
10 |  Scarlets | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 494 | 534 | –40 | 65 | 73 | 10 | 3 | 45
11 |  Connacht | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 399 | 502 | –103 | 51 | 67 | 4 | 1 | 41
12 |  Lions | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 408 | 450 | –42 | 48 | 55 | 7 | 2 | 41
13 |  Benetton | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 425 | 501 | –76 | 53 | 67 | 6 | 3 | 35
14 |  Cardiff | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 369 | 577 | –208 | 41 | 72 | 3 | 1 | 32
15 |  Dragons | 18 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 305 | 547 | –242 | 36 | 71 | 3 | 6 | 19
16 |  Zebre Parma | 18 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 261 | 630 | –369 | 32 | 90 | 2 | 3 | 9
If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:[7]

1. number of matches won;
2. number of matches drawn;
3. the difference between points for and points against;
4. the number of tries scored;
5. the most points scored;
6. the difference between tries for and tries against;
7. the fewest red cards received;
8. the fewest yellow cards received.

Green background indicates teams that are playoff places that top their regional pools and earn a place in the 2022–23 European Champions Cup

Blue background indicates teams that did not top their regional pool but are in play-off places and earn a place in the 2022–23 European Champions Cup
Pink background indicates teams that did not top their regional pool or earn a place in the 2022–23 European Champions Cup, but are in play-off places.
Yellow background indicates teams that top their regional pool and earn a place in the 2022–23 European Champions Cup, but are not in a play-off place
Plain background indicates teams that earn a place in the 2022–23 European Challenge Cup.

(q) : qualified for the play-offs;

(S) : winner of the Regional Shield and qualified for the 2022–23 European Rugby Champions Cup;

(e) : qualified for the 2022–23 European Challenge Cup

## Regular season

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### Round 1

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24 September 2021
17:35

(1 BP) Zebre Parma | 26–38|  Lions (1 BP)

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Try: Canna 52' c
Penalty try 57'
Boni 62' c
Fabiani 65' m
Con: Canna (2) 52', 63'| Report| Try: Ulengo 11' c
Odendaal 16' c
Maxwane (2) 20' c, 22' c
Visagie 33' c
Con: Hendrikse (5) 12', 17', 20', 23', 34'
Pen: Hendrikse 43'
Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi
Attendance: 2,000[8]
Referee: Chris Busby

24 September 2021
19:35

(1 BP) Ulster | 35–29|  Glasgow Warriors (2 BP)

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Try: Roberts 23' c
Moore 44' c
Timoney 49' c
Doak 60' c
Con: Cooney 24'
Doak (3) 45', 50', 61'| Report| Try: G. Horne 15' m
Matthews 40' +3 c
Penalty try 55'
Dobie 65' c
Con: Thompson (2) 40' +4, 66'
Pen: Weir 27'
Ravenhill Stadium
Attendance: 10,000[9]
Referee: Ben Whitehouse

24 September 2021
19:35

(1 BP) Cardiff | 33–21|  Connacht

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Try: Amos 10' c
Halaholo 39' c
Lane (2) 51' c, 70' m
Belcher 74' c
Con: Evans 11'
L. Williams (3) 40', 52', 72'| Report| Try: Marmion (2) 13' c, 80' +1 m
Con: Carty 14'
Pen: Carty (3) 4', 37', 58'
Cardiff Arms Park
Attendance: 5,292[10]
Referee: Andrea Piardi

25 September 2021
13:00

Benetton | 22–18|  Stormers (1 BP)

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Try: Lucchesi 16' c
Nemer 59' c
Menoncello 71' m
Con: Albornoz (2) 17', 60'
Pen: Albornoz 63'| Report| Try: Pretorius 2' m
Nel 44' c
Con: Libbok 45'
Pen: Libbok (2) 23', 38'
Stadio Comunale di Monigo
Attendance: 2,000[11]
Referee: Frank Murphy

25 September 2021
17:15

(1 BP) Leinster | 31–3|  Bulls

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Try: Van der Flier 7' c
Porter 13' c
Tracy 57' c
R. Byrne 70' c
Con: Sexton (3) 9', 15', 59'
R. Byrne 71'
Pen: Sexton 5'| Report| Pen: Goosen 22'
Aviva Stadium
Attendance: 19,419[12]
Referee: Mike Adamson

25 September 2021
17:15

(1 BP) Edinburgh | 26–22|  Scarlets (1 BP)

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Try: Kinghorn 25' c
Bennett 35' c
Graham (2) 39' m, 58' c
Con: Kinghorn (3) 26', 35', 59'| Report| Try: R. Evans 12' m
Hardy 51' c
McNicholl 66' c
Con: D. Jones 52'
Costelow 67'
Pen: D. Jones 38'
Edinburgh Rugby Stadium
Attendance: 5,330[13]
Referee: Andrew Brace

25 September 2021
19:35

(1 BP) Munster | 42–17|  Sharks

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Try: Zebo (2) 6' m, 80' m
Casey 36' m
Coombes (2) 44' c, 51' c
Cloete 78' c
Con: Carbery (2) 45', 52'
Healy 79'
Pen: Carbery 29'
Healy 69'| Report| Try: Chamberlain 57' c
Penxe 71' c
Con: Bosch (2) 57', 71'
Pen: Bosch 32'
Thomond Park
Attendance: 11,418[14][a]
Referee: Craig Evans

26 September 2021
14:00

(1 BP) Dragons | 23–27|  Ospreys

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Try: Lewis 4' c
R. Williams 77' c
Con: S. Davies (2) 6', 77'
Pen: S. Davies (2) 12', 21'
Drop: S. Davies 27'| Report| Try: Collins (2) 18' c, 52' c
L. Morgan 62' c
Con: Anscombe (3) 19', 53', 64'
Pen: Anscombe (2) 29', 44'
Rodney Parade
Attendance: 6,398[15]
Referee: Sam Grove-White

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### Round 2

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1 October 2021
19:35

(1 BP) Connacht | 34–7|  Bulls

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Try: O'Halloran 16' c
Daly (2) 45' c, 80' +1 m
Hansen 49' m
Farrell 72' c
Con: Carty (3) 17', 46', 73'
Pen: Carty 34'| Report| Try: Gqobka 2' c
Con: Goosen 3'
Galway Sportsgrounds
Attendance: 3,007[16]
Referee: Ben Blain

1 October 2021
19:35

(1 BP) Scarlets | 36–13|  Lions

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Try: R. Evans 5' c
Rogers (2) 19' c, 70' m
St. Evans 79' m
Con: Costelow (2) 6', 20'
Pen: Costelow (4) 29', 39', 63', 67'| Report| Try: Schoeman 60' c
Con: Hendrikse 61'
Pen: Hendrikse (2) 14', 33'
Parc y Scarlets
Attendance: 7,824[17]
Referee: Andrea Piardi

2 October 2021
13:00

Benetton | 28–27|  Edinburgh (2 BP)

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Try: Lucchesi (2) 5' m, 71' c
Ioane 33' c
Con: Albornoz 35'
Marin 73'
Pen: Albornoz 22'
Marin 58'
Drop: Marin 80' +5| Report| Try: Nel 17' c
Vellacott (2) 25' c, 29' m
McInally 50' m
Con: Van der Walt (2) 18', 26'
Pen: Van der Walt 75'
Stadio Comunale di Monigo
Referee: Craig Evans

2 October 2021
15:00

(1 BP) Glasgow Warriors | 35–24|  Sharks

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Try: Thompson 2' c
Wilson 14' c
Bhatti 20' c
Forbes (2) 36' c, 43' c
Tuipulotu 49' m
Con: Thompson (5) 3', 14', 21', 38', 44'| Report| Try: Roets 26' c
Du Toit 58' c
N. Mchunu 74' c
Con: Bosch (2) 26', 59'
Pienaar 75'
Pen: Bosch 40' +1
Scotstoun Stadium
Attendance: 6,449[18]
Referee: Ben Whitehouse

2 October 2021
17:15

Zebre Parma | 3–36|  Ulster (1 BP)

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Pen: Rizzi 34'| Report| Try: McIlroy (2) 21' m, 40' m
Addison 47' c
Hume 57' m
Timoney (2) 63' c, 79' c
Con: Burns 48'
Doak 64'
Lowry 80'
Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi
Attendance: 1,400[19]
Referee: Sam Grove-White

2 October 2021
19:35

Ospreys | 18–14|  Cardiff (1 BP)

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Pen: Anscombe (6) 2', 15', 28', 38', 52', 64'| Report| Try: Adams 19' c
Lane 45' c
Con: Priestland (2) 19', 46'
Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 5,767[20]
Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen

2 October 2021
19:35

(1 BP) Munster | 34–18|  Stormers

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Try: O'Donoghue (2) 40' +1 c, 56' m
Kleyn 46' c
Scannell 51' m
Snyman 68' c
Con: Carbery (2) 42', 47'
Healy 69'
Pen: Healy 80' +1| Report| Try: Gelant 9' m
Zas 20' c
Libbok 25' c
Con: Libbok 22'
Pen: Gelant 30'
Swiel 66'
Thomond Park
Attendance: 10,723[21][a]
Referee: Andrew Brace

3 October 2021
14:00

(1 BP) Dragons | 6–7|  Leinster

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Pen: S. Davies (2) 63', 66'| Report| Try: Deegan 14' c
Con: R. Byrne 15'
Rodney Parade
Attendance: 5,043[22]
Referee: AJ Jacobs

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### Round 3

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8 October 2021
19:35

(1 BP) Ulster | 28–8|  Benetton

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Try: Gilroy 23' c
Doak (2) 27' c, 78' c
Herring 34' c
Con: Doak (4) 24', 28', 35', 79'| Report| Try: Ratuva Tavuyara 59' m
Pen: Marin 8'
Ravenhill Stadium
Attendance: 10,582[23]
Referee: AJ Jacobs

8 October 2021
19:35

Ospreys | 13–27|  Sharks

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Try: Thomas 74' c
Con: Myler 75'
Pen: Anscombe (2) 3', 17'| Report| Try: Ward 42' c
Potgieter 59' m
Con: Pienaar 43'
Pen: Pienaar (2) 68', 78'
Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 5,286[24]
Referee: Frank Murphy

9 October 2021
13:00

(1 BP) Leinster | 43–7|  Zebre Parma

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Try: Penny 2' m
Larmour 13' m
A. Byrne (2) 39' m, 49' c
E. Byrne 43' c
Cronin 46' c
Kelleher 64' c
Con: Sexton (4) 44', 47', 50', 65'| Report| Try: Bruno 67' c
Con: Pescetto 68'
RDS Arena
Attendance: 10,400[25]
Referee: Sam Grove-White

9 October 2021
15:00

Glasgow Warriors | 13–9|  Lions (1 BP)

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Try: Bhatti 3' c
Con: Thompson 3'
Pen: Thompson (2) 16', 72'| Report| Pen: Viljoen (3) 6', 28', 43'
Scotstoun Stadium
Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi

9 October 2021
17:15

Connacht | 22–35|  Dragons (1 BP)

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Try: Hansen 58' m
Fitzgerald 72' m
Pen: Carty (4) 3', 14', 31', 34'| Report| Try: Holmes (2) 27' m, 65' c
J. Williams 47' c
Doge 52' c
Con: S. Davies (3) 48', 53', 66'
Pen: S. Davies (3) 18', 62', 75'
Galway Sportsgrounds
Attendance: 3,109[26]
Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen

9 October 2021
17:15

Edinburgh | 20–20|  Stormers

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Try: Graham 3' c
Vellacott 6' c
Con: Van der Walt (2) 4', 8'
Pen: Van der Walt (2) 28', 36'| Report| Try: Gelant 9' c
De Wet 33' c
Con: Swiel (2) 10', 34'
Pen: Swiel (2) 13', 39'
Edinburgh Rugby Stadium
Attendance: 5,895[27]
Referee: Andrea Piardi

9 October 2021
19:35

Cardiff | 19–29|  Bulls

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Try: Screech 18' c
Con: Priestland 19'
Pen: Priestland (4) 5', 11', 34', 73'| Report| Try: Louw 43' c
Tambwe 61' c
Con: Smith (2) 44', 61'
Pen: Smith (5) 26', 49', 64', 72', 77'
Cardiff Arms Park
Attendance: 7,725[28]
Referee: Chris Busby

10 October 2021
14:00

Scarlets | 13–43|  Munster (1 BP)

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Try: McNicholl 29'
Con: Costelow 30'
Pen: Costelow (2) 17', 34'| Report| Try: O'Sullivan 4' c
Coombes (2) 23' c, 59' c
Nash 36' m
Loughman 44' c
Cloete 62' c
Con: Healy (5) 5', 25', 45', 60', 64'
Pen: Healy 11'
Parc y Scarlets
Attendance: 6,336[29]
Referee: Ben Blain

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### Round 4

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15 October 2021
19:35

(1 BP) Ulster | 26–10|  Lions

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Try: Timoney (2) 4' m, 67' c
Hume 35' c
Mat. Rea 48' c
Con: Doak (3) 36', 49', 68'| Report| Try: Pienaar 17' c
Con: Viljoen 18'
Pen: Viljoen 40'
Ravenhill Stadium
Attendance: 11,412[30]
Referee: Mike Adamson

15 October 2021
19:35

Dragons | 10–24|  Stormers

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Try: Lewis 22' c
Con: S. Davies 23'
Pen: S. Davies 28'| Report| Try: Zas (2) 64' m, 79' c
Con: Libbok 80' +1
Pen: Libbok (4) 16', 38', 42', 74'
Rodney Parade
Attendance: 5,678[15]
Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi

16 October 2021
13:00

Zebre Parma | 6–17|  Glasgow Warriors

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Pen: Canna (2) 21', 33'| Report| Try: Bean 5' c
Tuipulotu 29' c
Con: Weir (2) 6', 30'
Pen: Weir 66'
Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi
Attendance: 1,300[31]
Referee: Andrew Brace

16 October 2021
15:00

(2 BP) Benetton | 26–29|  Ospreys (1 BP)

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Try: Lucchesi 6' c
Smith 52' c
Ioane 60' m
Menoncello 68' c
Con: Albornoz 7'
Coetzee (2) 53', 68'| Report| Try: Nagy 33' m
Roots 36' c
Webb (2) 43' c, 48' c
Con: Myler (3) 38', 44', 49'
Pen: Myler 77'
Stadio Comunale di Monigo
Attendance: 2,158[32]
Referee: Aimee Barrett-Theron

16 October 2021
17:15

(1 BP) Leinster | 50–15|  Scarlets

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Try: Kelleher 24' m
Porter 29' c
Doris 46' c
Healy 61' c
Sheehan (2) 70' c, 77' c
Con: Sexton 31'
Frawley 46'
R. Byrne (3) 62', 70', 78'
Pen: Sexton 8'| Report| Try: McNicholl 18' m
Lezana 49' c
Con: D. Jones 50'
Pen: Costelow 2'
RDS Arena
Attendance: 14,005[33]
Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen

16 October 2021
17:15

Edinburgh | 17–10|  Bulls (1 BP)

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Try: Immelman 8' m
Pen: Van der Walt (3) 29', 33', 36'
Bennett 74'| Report| Try: Coetzee 70' c
Con: Steyn 71'
Pen: Smith 21'
Edinburgh Rugby Stadium
Attendance: 6,002[34]
Referee: Ben Whitehouse

16 October 2021
19:35

Munster | 20–18|  Connacht (1 BP)

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Try: Cloete 39' c
Barron 78' c
Con: Carbery (2) 40', 80'
Pen: Carbery (2) 49', 59'| Report| Try: Boyle 53' m
Carty 69' c
Con: Carty 70'
Pen: Carty (2) 3', 10'
Thomond Park
Attendance: 17,198[35][a]
Referee: Chris Busby

16 October 2021
19:35

Cardiff | 23–17|  Sharks (1 BP)

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Try: Morgan 10' c
Halaholo 27' c
Con: Priestland (2) 11', 28'
Pen: Priestland (3) 7', 68', 77'| Report| Try: Du Toit 31' c
Potgieter 71' c
Con: Bosch 32'
Chamberlain 72'
Pen: Chamberlain 42'
Cardiff Arms Park
Attendance: 8,161[36]
Referee: Gareth Newman

* * *

### Round 5

[edit]

22 October 2021
19:35

(1 BP) Scarlets | 34–28|  Benetton (2 BP)

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Try: R. Evans 17' c
Blacker (2) 19' c, 65' c
Ma. Jones 55' c
Con: D. Jones (3) 18', 20', 56'
O'Brien 65'
Pen: D. Jones 50'
O'Brien 71'| Report| Try: Duvenage 29' c
Gallo (2) 44' c, 58' c
Menoncello 73' c
Con: Smith (4) 30', 43', 59', 72'
Parc y Scarlets
Attendance: 6,074[37]
Referee: Chris Busby

22 October 2021
19:35

Glasgow Warriors | 15–31|  Leinster (1 BP)

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Try: Dempsey 39' c
Bean 80' m
Con: Thompson 40'
Pen: Thompson 52'| Report| Try: Kelleher 7' c
Keenan 28' c
A. Byrne 52' c
Sheehan 61' c
Con: R. Byrne (4) 9', 29', 54', 62'
Pen: R. Byrne 5'
Scotstoun Stadium
Attendance: 7,246[38]
Referee: Craig Evans

23 October 2021
13:00

Zebre Parma | 10–27|  Edinburgh (1 BP)

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Try: Bruno 16' c
Con: Canna 17'
Pen: Rizzi 64'| Report| Try: Blain 33' m
McInally 53' m
Venter 60' c
Vellacott 80' +2 c
Con: Kinghorn (2) 60', 80' +3
Pen: Kinghorn 5'
Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi
Attendance: 1,500[39]
Referee: Frank Murphy

23 October 2021
17:15

(1 BP) Connacht | 36–11|  Ulster

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Try: Murray 11' c
Hansen (2) 25' c, 80' +2 c
Porch 62' m
Kilgallen 65' c
Con: Carty (4) 13', 25', 66', 80' +3
Pen: Carty 28'| Report| Try: Roberts 68' m
Pen: Doak (2) 5', 17'
Aviva Stadium
Attendance: 9,875[40]
Referee: Andrew Brace

23 October 2021
17:15

Cardiff | 31–29|  Dragons (2 BP)

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Try: L. Williams 22' c
Amos 38' m
Penalty try 50'
Con: Evans 23'
Pen: Evans (4) 7', 27', 56', 59'| Report| Try: T. Davies 3' c
Doge 18' c
Dyer 61' m
Maksymiw 80' +1 c
Con: S. Davies (3) 3', 18', 80' +2
Pen: S. Davies 54'
Cardiff Arms Park
Attendance: 8,194[41]
Referee: Ben Whitehouse

23 October 2021
19:35

Ospreys | 18–10|  Munster

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Pen: Myler (6) 2', 32', 36', 46', 64', 72'| Report| Try: Casey 54' c
Con: Crowley 55'
Pen: Crowley 6'
Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 5,678[42]
Referee: Hollie Davidson

3 December 2021
19:00

Sharks | 30–16|  Bulls

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Try: Am 53' c
Van Vuuren 71' m
Con: Chamberlain 54'
Pen: Chamberlain (6) 20', 33', 42', 52', 59', 67'| Report| Try: D. Kriel 23' c
Con: Steyn 24'
Pen: Steyn (3) 30', 37', 57'
Kings Park Stadium
Referee: Jaco Peyper

4 December 2021
17:00

Stormers | 19–37|  Lions (1 BP)

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Try: Ungerer 27' c
Senatla 31' m
Venter 77' c
Con: Libbok 28'
Swiel 78'| Report| Try: Horn (2) 11' c, 79' c
Warner 45' c
V. Tshituka 56' c
Con: Zeilinga (4) 11', 45', 56', 80'
Pen: Zeilinga (3) 15', 39', 69'
Cape Town Stadium
Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen

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### Round 6

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26 November 2021
19:35

(1 BP) Connacht | 46–18|  Ospreys

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Try: Hansen 3' m
Bolton 14' m
McNulty 23' m
Arnold 43' c
Blade 70' c
Fitzgerald 78' c
Con: Carty (3) 44', 71', 79'
Pen: Carty 13'| Report| Try: Morgan 17' m
Hawkins 50' c
Con: Myler 51'
Pen: Myler (2) 10', 36'
Galway Sportsgrounds
Attendance: 5,025[43]
Referee: Ben Blain

27 November 2021
13:00

Benetton | 19–18|  Glasgow Warriors (1 BP)

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Try: Smith 1' m
Pettinelli 21' m
Pen: Marin (3) 32', 63', 80+3'| Report| Try: Dempsey 7' m
Darge 34' c
Con: Thompson 35'
Pen: Thompson (2) 19', 45'
Stadio Comunale di Monigo
Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen

27 November 2021
17:15

Dragons | 14–30|  Edinburgh (1 BP)

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Try: S. Davies 23' c
Holmes 33' c
Con: S. Davies (2) 24', 34'| Report| Try: Boffelli 3' c
Moyano (2) 19' m, 37' m
Hoyland 80+1' c
Con: Kinghorn (2) 4', 80+2'
Pen: Kinghorn (2) 57', 69'
Rodney Parade
Attendance: 5,552[15]
Referee: Mike Adamson

27 November 2021
20:00

Leinster | 10–20|  Ulster

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Try: Henshaw 51' c
Con: R. Byrne 51'
Pen: R. Byrne 65'| Report| Try: Jones 16' c
Hume 79' c
Con: Cooney 17'
Doak 80'
Pen: Cooney 48'
Doak 68'
RDS Arena
Attendance: 14,625[44]
Referee: Frank Murphy

11 March 2022
17:10

(1 BP) Sharks | 37–20|  Scarlets

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Try: Fassi 56' c
Bosch 62' c
Penalty try 72'
Louw 80+7' c
Con: Bosch (2) 56', 63'
Díaz Bonilla 80+8'
Pen: Bosch (3) 19', 39', 70'| Report| Try: Shingler 47' c
St. Evans 75' c
Con: Costelow 48'
D. Jones 75'
Pen: Costelow (2) 9', 16'
Kings Park Stadium
Attendance: 6,456
Referee: Sam Grove-White

12 March 2022
14:05

Bulls | 29–24|  Munster (1 BP)

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Try: Tambwe 17' c
W. Steenkamp 33' c
Con: Smith (2) 17', 34'
Pen: Smith (5) 3', 9', 22', 30', 47'| Report| Try: Kendellen 54' c
De Allende 65' c
O'Donoghue 73' c
Con: Healy (3) 55', 66', 75'
Pen: Healy 6'
Loftus Versfeld Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Ben Whitehouse

13 March 2022
14:00

(1 BP) Lions | 37–20|  Cardiff

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Try: Van den Berg 2' c
Van der Merwe (2) 14' c, 22' c
V. Tshituka 80+1' c
Con: Hendrikse (4) 3', 15', 23', 80+2'
Pen: Hendrikse (3) 9', 48', 58'| Report| Try: Summerhill 31' c
Botham 44' c
Con: Evans (2) 32', 45'
Pen: Evans (2) 6', 12'
Ellis Park Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Chris Busby

13 March 2022
16:05

(1 BP) Stormers | 55–7|  Zebre Parma

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Try: Libbok 2' c
Willemse 8' c
Zas (2) 12' c, 60' m
Senatla (3) 24' c, 57' m, 79' c
Ntubeni (2) 39' m, 75' m
Con: Libbok (4) 3', 9', 13', 25'
Swiel 80'| Report| Try: Cronjé 43' c
Con: Canna 44'
Danie Craven Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Adam Jones

* * *

### Round 7

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3 December 2021
19:35

(1 BP) Edinburgh | 24–10|  Benetton

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Try: Graham 14' m
Boffelli 22' m
Kinghorn 46' c
McInally 68' c
Con: Kinghorn (2) 47', 70'| Report| Try: Zuliani 60' c
Con: Marin 61'
Pen: Marin 9'
Edinburgh Rugby Stadium
Attendance: 5,438[45]
Referee: Adam Jones

3 December 2021
19:45

(1 BP) Leinster | 47–19|  Connacht

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Try: Ruddock 23' c
Ringrose 33' c
Sheehan 40' m
Larmour 42' c
Doris 50' c
Baird 59' c
Deegan 75' c
Con: R. Byrne (6) 24', 34', 43', 50', 59', 76'| Report| Try: Hansen 14' m
Arnold 29' c
Oliver 62' c
Con: Carty (2) 30', 63'
RDS Arena
Attendance: 14,127[46]
Referee: Chris Busby

4 December 2021
15:00

Ospreys | 19–13|  Ulster (1 BP)

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Try: Morris 32' c
Con: Myler 34'
Pen: Myler (4) 18', 36', 60', 66'| Report| Try: Penalty try 15'
Pen: Cooney (2) 20', 53'
Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 5,695[47]
Referee: Sam Grove-White

4 December 2021
17:15

(1 BP) Glasgow Warriors | 33–14|  Dragons

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Try: Tuipulotu 16' c
Steyn 26' m
Dempsey 40' c
Price 59' c
Matthews 71' c
Con: Thompson (4) 17', 40+1', 61', 72'| Report| Try: Shipp 66' c
Doge 76' c
Con: S. Davies (2) 66', 77'
Scotstoun Stadium
Attendance: 6,543[48]
Referee: Frank Murphy

18 March 2022
17:10

(1 BP) Bulls | 57–12|  Scarlets

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Try: Moodie 2' c
Coetzee (2) 8' m, 72' m
Brink 14' m
Grobbelaar (2) 25' c, 52' c
Louw 30' c
Nortjé 44' c
Ludwig 78' c
Con: Smith (5) 3', 25', 31', 46', 53'
Steyn 79'| Report| Try: Kalamafoni 32' c
R. Evans 80+1' m
Con: Patchell 34'
Loftus Versfeld Stadium
Attendance: 5,346
Referee: Chris Busby

19 March 2022
12:00

Lions | 23–21|  Munster (1 BP)

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Try: Van der Merwe 32' c
Simelane 67' c
Con: Hendrikse (2) 33', 68'
Pen: Hendrikse (3) 36', 66', 74'| Report| Try: Ryan 8' c
J. Wycherley 14' c
F. Wycherley 40+2' c
Con: Crowley (3) 9', 15', 40+3'
Ellis Park Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Adam Jones

19 March 2022
16:30

(1 BP) Sharks | 38–6|  Zebre Parma

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|

Try: H. Venter 8' c
Mbonambi 43' c
K. Mchunu 58' c
Williams 61' c
Bosch 70' c
Con: Bosch (5) 9', 45', 59', 62', 71'
Pen: Bosch 27'| Report| Pen: Rizzi (2) 31', 42'
Kings Park Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Ben Whitehouse

20 March 2022
12:00

(1 BP) Stormers | 40–3|  Cardiff

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|

Try: Nel 17' c
Zas 33' m
Libbok 39' c
Pokomela 61' c
Roos 64' c
Pretorius 68' c
Con: Libbok (4) 18', 40+1', 62', 65'
Swiel 69'| Report| Pen: Evans 8'
Cape Town Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Sam Grove-White

* * *

### Round 8

[edit]

24 December 2021
17:00

Zebre Parma | 14–39|  Benetton (1 BP)

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|

Try: Boni 64' c
Bisegni 67' c
Con: Canna 64'
O'Malley 67'| Report| Try: Ruzza 17' c
Pettinelli 32' c
Menoncello 35' c
Brex 55' c
Marin 72' m
Con: Smith (4) 18', 33', 35', 57'
Pen: Smith (2) 5', 53'
Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi
Attendance: 1,500[49]
Referee: Andrea Piardi

22 January 2022
13:00

(1 BP) Lions | 37–47|  Sharks (1 BP)

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Try: Warner 7' c
Simelane 10' m
Schoeman 51' c
Van der Merwe 60' m
Van den Berg 69' c
Con: Zeilinga (2) 8', 52'
Swanepoel 71'
Pen: Zeilinga (2) 25', 29'| Report| Try: Fassi 15' c
Mapimpi (3) 19' m, 39' c, 54' c
Van Vuuren 32' m
Am 80' c
Con: Chamberlain (3) 17', 40', 55'
Díaz Bonilla 80+1'
Pen: Chamberlain (2) 7', 44'
Díaz Bonilla 57'
Ellis Park Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge

22 January 2022
15:05

(2 BP) Bulls | 26–30|  Stormers (1 BP)

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|

Try: Grobbelaar 43' c
Tambwe (2) 52' c, 56' c
Louw 63' m
Con: Smith 45'
Steyn (2) 53', 56'| Report| Try: Senatla (2) 7' m, 30' c
Jantjies 66' m
De Wet 77' c
Con: Libbok (2) 32', 78'
Pen: Libbok (2) 12', 27'
Loftus Versfeld Stadium
Attendance: 2,000[50]
Referee: Jaco Peyper

4 February 2022
20:15

(1 BP) Ulster | 32–12|  Connacht

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|

Try: Jones 14' c
D. Moore 21' c
Baloucoune (2) 42' c, 80+4' m
Con: Doak (3) 16', 22', 43'
Pen: Doak (2) 54', 75'| Report| Try: McNulty 25' m
Wootton 47' c
Con: Fitzgerald 48'
Ravenhill Stadium
Attendance: 12,470
Referee: Andrew Brace

11 February 2022
18:00

(1 BP) Leinster | 26–7|  Edinburgh

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|

Try: Penny 20' c
N. McCarthy 32' c
Abdaladze 67' m
Deegan 71' c
Con: R. Byrne (3) 21', 33', 73'| Report| Try: Boffelli 76' c
Con: Boffelli 76'
RDS Arena
Attendance: 8,559[51]
Referee: Adam Jones

11 February 2022
20:15

Glasgow Warriors | 13–11|  Munster (1 BP)

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|

Try: Cummings 39' c
Con: Weir 40+1'
Pen: Weir (2) 16', 61'| Report| Try: Kleyn 72' m
Pen: Healy (2) 38', 64'
Scotstoun Stadium
Attendance: 6,238[52]
Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi

9 April 2022
14:10

Cardiff | 14–49|  Scarlets (1 BP)

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|

Try: Cabango 4' c
L. Williams 12' c
Con: Evans (2) 5', 13'| Report| Try: Shingler 41' c
L. Williams (2) 43' c, 73' c
Davis 59' c
Rogers 76' c
J. Davies 78' c
Con: Costelow (4) 43', 45', 60', 73'
O'Brien (2) 77', 79'
Cardiff Arms Park
Attendance: 9,232[53]
Referee: Adam Jones

8 May 2022
15:00

(1 BP) Ospreys | 50–31|  Dragons (1 BP)

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|

Try: Smith 18' m
Morris (3) 27' c, 38' c, 54' c
Morgan-Williams (2) 32' c, 67' c
Parry 70' c
Con: Anscombe (6) 29', 33', 39', 54', 68', 71'
Pen: Anscombe 2'| Report| Try: Rosser 6' c
Warren 9' c
Doge 23' c
L. Jones 80' c
Con: Reed (3) 7', 10', 25'
S. Davies 80'
Pen: Reed 21'
Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 7,190[54]
Referee: Adam Jones

* * *

### Round 9

[edit]

1 January 2022
17:15

Connacht | 10–8|  Munster (1 BP)

|
|

Try: Aki 58' c
Con: Fitzgerald 59'
Pen: Carty 15'| Report| Try: Conway 23' m
Pen: Healy 18'
Galway Sportsgrounds
Attendance: 3,064[55]
Referee: Chris Busby

1 January 2022
17:15

(1 BP) Scarlets | 22–19|  Ospreys (1 BP)

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|

Try: G. Davies 10' c
St. Evans 53' m
McNicholl (2) 66' m, 78' m
Con: D. Jones 11'| Report| Try: Webb (2) 21' c, 57' c
L. Morgan 30' m
Con: J. Thomas (2) 22', 58'
Parc y Scarlets
Attendance: Behind closed doors
Referee: Adam Jones

5 February 2022
13:00

Bulls | 21–13|  Lions

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|

Try: Coetzee 25' c
Grobbelaar 39' c
Arendse 49' c
Con: Steyn (3) 26', 40', 50'| Report| Try: Schoeman 72' c
Con: Swanepoel 73'
Pen: Swanepoel (2) 3', 8'
Loftus Versfeld Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Aimee Barrett-Theron

5 February 2022
15:05

Stormers | 20–10|  Sharks

|
|

Try: Senatla 37' c
Smith 52' c
Con: Libbok (2) 38', 54'
Pen: Libbok (2) 49', 70'| Report| Try: Williams 63' c
Con: Chamberlain 64'
Pen: Díaz Bonilla 20'
Cape Town Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: AJ Jacobs

12 March 2022
19:35

Ulster | 18–13|  Leinster (1 BP)

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|

Try: Carter 9' c
Lowry 35' m
Con: Doak 10'
Pen: Doak (2) 32' 42'| Report| Try: Deegan 29' c
Con: R. Byrne 29'
Pen: R. Byrne (2) 13' 42'
Ravenhill Stadium
Attendance: 16,274[56]
Referee: Frank Murphy

18 March 2022
19:35

Glasgow Warriors | 30–17|  Edinburgh

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|

Try: Gordon (2) 9' c, 30' c
McKay 55' c
Con: Weir (2) 10', 30'
Thompson 57'
Pen: Weir 40'
Thompson (2) 65', 72'| Report| Try: Young 14' c
Venter 48' c
Con: Boffelli (2) 15', 49'
Pen: Boffelli 35'
Scotstoun Stadium
Attendance: 7,351[57]
Referee: Hollie Davidson

13 May 2022
19:35

(1 BP) Dragons | 18–19|  Cardiff

|
|

Try: Griffiths 40' c
Dixon 64' m
Con: S. Davies 40+1'
Pen: Reed (2) 25', 75'| Report| Try: L. Williams 32' c
Con: Priestland 33'
Pen: Priestland (4) 2', 46', 69', 73'
Rodney Parade
Attendance: 6,414 [58]
Referee: Craig Evans

14 May 2022
16:30

(1 BP) Benetton | 39–17|  Zebre Parma

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|

Try: Smith (3) 1' c, 42' c, 56' c
Padovani 17' c
Bellini 79' m
Con: Smith (4) 3', 17', 44', 57'
Pen: Smith (2) 49', 73'| Report| Try: Trulla (2) 20' c, 60' c
Con: Canna (2) 21', 61'
Pen: Canna 35'
Stadio Comunale di Monigo
Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi

* * *

### Round 10

[edit]

8 January 2022
15:00

(1 BP) Edinburgh | 34–10|  Cardiff

|
|

Try: Moyano 5' c
Boffelli 9' m
Bennett (2) 31' c, 74' c
Lang 40' m
Con: Boffelli (2) 6', 32'
Van der Walt 75'
Pen: Boffelli 18'| Report| Try: Lane 62' c
Con: Evans 62'
Pen: Priestland 26'
Edinburgh Rugby Stadium
Attendance: Behind closed doors
Referee: Frank Murphy

8 January 2022
17:15

(1 BP) Glasgow Warriors | 38–19|  Ospreys

|
|

Try: Forbes 22' c
Tuipulotu (2) 27' c, 62' c
McKay 48' c
Brown 73' c
Con: Thompson (4) 24', 29', 50', 63'
Weir 74'
Pen: Thompson 8'| Report| Try: D. Evans 71' c
Con: Anscombe 71'
Pen: Anscombe (4) 3', 11', 26', 31'
Scotstoun Stadium
Attendance: Behind closed doors
Referee: Chris Busby

8 January 2022
19:35

Munster | 18–13|  Ulster (1 BP)

|
|

Try: Haley 61' m
Kendellen 76' c
Con: Healy 77'
Pen: Crowley (2) 33', 40+1'| Report| Try: Herring 8' c
Con: Cooney 10'
Pen: Doak (2) 43', 57'
Thomond Park
Attendance: 5,000[a]
Referee: Mike Adamson

25 February 2022
17:30

Zebre Parma | 7–45|  Bulls (1 BP)

|
|

Try: Rizzi 24' c
Con: Rizzi 25'| Report| Try: Grobbelaar 32' c
Papier 35' c
Coetzee 53' c
Botha 58' c
Mapoe 63' c
Arendse 68' c
Con: Smith (6) 33', 36', 53', 59', 63', 70'
Pen: Smith 31'
Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi
Attendance: 1,200[59]
Referee: Adam Jones

25 February 2022
19:35

Leinster | 21–13|  Lions

|
|

Try: Kearney 7' c
Alaalatoa 48' c
Penny 51' c
Con: R. Byrne (3) 9', 48', 52'| Report| Try: Kriel 79' c
Con: Swanepoel 79'
Pen: Hendrikse (2) 13', 37'
RDS Arena
Attendance: 10,469[60]
Referee: Craig Evans

26 February 2022
13:00

Connacht | 19–17|  Stormers (1 BP)

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|

Try: Boyle 30' c
Daly 60' c
Sullivan 72' m
Con: Fitzgerald (2) 31', 61'| Report| Try: Petersen 19' m
Willemse 39' m
Libbok 48' c
Con: Libbok 49'
Galway Sportsgrounds
Attendance: 3,404[61]
Referee: Ben Blain

26 February 2022
15:05

Benetton | 7–29|  Sharks (1 BP)

|
|

Try: Wegner 64' c
Con: Albornoz 64'| Report| Try: R. van Heerden 7' c
Fassi 26' c
Buthelezi 42' c
Nkosi 79' m
Con: Bosch (3) 8', 27', 44'
Pen: Bosch 74'
Stadio Comunale di Monigo
Referee: Andrew Brace

16 April 2022
19:35

(1 BP) Scarlets | 27–38|  Dragons (1 BP)

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|

Try: Kalamafoni 26' c
L. Williams 42' m
J. Williams 54' c
Hardy 60' m
Con: Costelow 27'
O'Brien 55'
Pen: Costelow 17'| Report| Try: Dixon 12' c
Basham 32' c
J. Rosser 43' c
T. Davies 73' c
R. Williams 75' c
Con: S. Davies (5) 12', 33', 44', 73', 76'
Pen: S. Davies 80'
Parc y Scarlets
Attendance: 7,803[62]
Referee: Ben Whitehouse

* * *

### Round 11

[edit]

28 January 2022
19:35

Dragons | 13–13|  Benetton

|
|

Try: Moriarty 44' c
Con: S. Davies 45'
Pen: S. Davies (2) 42', 62'| Report| Try: Els 23' c
Con: Albornoz 24'
Pen: Albornoz (2) 13', 47'
Rodney Parade
Attendance: 3,571[63]
Referee: Andrew Brace

28 January 2022
19:35

(1 BP) Ulster | 27–15|  Scarlets

|
|

Try: Curtis 35' c
Carter 53' m
Milasinovich 66' c
Gilroy 68' m
Con: Doak (2) 36', 67'
Pen: Doak 4'| Report| Try: Lee 29' c
Mathias 62' m
Con: D. Jones 30'
Pen: D. Jones 10'
Ravenhill Stadium
Attendance: 9,542[64]
Referee: Jaco Peyper

29 January 2022
13:00

Lions | 10–34|  Bulls (1 BP)

|
|

Try: Kriel 57' c
Con: Swanepoel 58'
Pen: Zeilinga 7'| Report| Try: Grobbelaar 17' c
Papier 32' c
Botha 53' c
Vorster 75' c
Con: Steyn (4) 18', 33', 54', 76'
Pen: Steyn (2) 2', 12'
Ellis Park Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge

29 January 2022
14:55

Connacht | 20–42|  Glasgow Warriors (1 BP)

|
|

Try: Arnold 13' c
Boyle 43' c
Con: Forde (2) 14', 44'
Pen: Forde (2) 42', 51'| Report| Try: McLean (2) 3' m, 60' m
Steyn (2) 19' c, 63' c
Brown 36' m
Matthews 80+1' c
Con: Weir (3) 21', 64', 80+2'
Pen: Weir (2) 46', 74'
Galway Sportsgrounds
Attendance: 4,527[65]
Referee: Nic Berry

29 January 2022
15:05

Sharks | 22–22|  Stormers

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Try: Am 4' m
Mapimpi 46' m
Pen: Chamberlain (3) 26', 51', 65'
Drop: Chamberlain 40'| Report| Try: Willemse 53' m
Penalty try (2) 69', 80+2'
Pen: Libbok 22'
Kings Park Stadium
Attendance: 2,000[66]
Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen

29 January 2022
17:00

Zebre Parma | 17–34|  Munster (1 BP)

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Try: Cronjé 40' c
Laloifi 80+1' c
Con: O'Malley 40+1'
Rizzi 80+2'
Pen: O'Malley 45'| Report| Try: O'Donoghue 22' m
Goggin 29' c
F. Wycherley 37' c
J. Wycherley 67' c
Barron 72' m
Con: Flannery (3) 30', 38', 67'
Pen: Crowley 19'
Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi
Attendance: 1,000[67]
Referee: Craig Evans

29 January 2022
17:15

Ospreys | 23–19|  Edinburgh (1 BP)

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Try: Protheroe 44' c
Parry 55' c
Con: Myler (2) 45', 57'
Pen: Myler (3) 30', 69', 75'| Report| Try: Venter (3) 22' c, 26' c, 60' m
Con: Van der Walt (2) 23', 27'
Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 4,558[68]
Referee: Andrea Piardi

29 January 2022
19:35

Cardiff | 29–27|  Leinster (1 BP)

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Try: Lane 21' c
Amos 71' c
Con: Evans (2) 23', 72'
Pen: Evans (4) 20', 43', 49', 80+3'
Thomas 30'| Report| Try: A. Byrne 24' c
Tracy 53' c
Penny 60' c
Con: R. Byrne (3) 25', 54', 61'
Pen: R. Byrne (2) 3', 75'
Cardiff Arms Park
Attendance: 6,846[69]
Referee: Mike Adamson

* * *

### Round 12

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12 February 2022
13:00

Lions | 10–32|  Stormers (1 BP)

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Try: Van den Berg 78' c
Con: Hendrikse 78'
Pen: Swanepoel 21'| Report| Try: Dayimani 28' c
Senatla 46' m
Petersen 52' c
Fourie 73' c
Con: Libbok (3) 29', 54', 75'
Pen: Libbok (2) 11', 43'
Ellis Park Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen

12 February 2022
15:05

(2 BP) Bulls | 22–29|  Sharks (1 BP)

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Try: Hendricks 39' m
Coetzee 44' c
Matanzima 75' m
Tambwe 78' m
Con: Smith 45'| Report| Try: H. Venter 13' c
Mbonambi 28' c
Am 40+1' m
Mapimpi 58' c
Con: Díaz Bonilla (2) 14', 30'
Bosch 60'
Pen: Bosch 80+1'
Loftus Versfeld Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: AJ Jacobs

18 February 2022
19:35

(1 BP) Munster | 34–20|  Edinburgh

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Try: F. Wycherley 10' c
Zebo (3) 40+1' c, 57' c, 76' c
Con: Healy (4) 11', 40+3', 58', 78'
Pen: Healy (2) 5', 17'| Report| Try: Moyano 23' c
Pyrgos 69' c
Con: Boffelli (2) 24', 70'
Pen: Boffelli (2) 38', 49'
Thomond Park
Attendance: 11,791[70]
Referee: Ben Whitehouse

19 February 2022
17:00

(1 BP) Leinster | 29–7|  Ospreys

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Try: Larmour 21' m
Healy 29' c
Lowe 57' c
Penny 74' c
Con: R. Byrne (3) 30', 59', 75'
Pen: R. Byrne 4'| Report| Try: Webb 61' c
Con: Anscombe 62'
RDS Arena
Attendance: 11,586[71]
Referee: Andrew Brace

19 February 2022
19:35

(1 BP) Scarlets | 23–29|  Connacht

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Try: J. Williams 19' c
Penalty try 63'
Con: D. Jones 20'
Pen: D. Jones (2) 5', 36'
Patchell 76'| Report| Try: Arnold 23' m
Fifita 41' c
Porch 53' m
Con: Carty 42'
Pen: Carty (4) 27', 34', 44', 50'
Parc y Scarlets
Attendance: 5,566[72]
Referee: Craig Evans

19 February 2022
19:35

Glasgow Warriors | 13–3|  Benetton

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Try: Smith 21' m
Dempsey 58' m
Pen: Miotti 4'| Report| Pen: Albornoz 7'
Scotstoun Stadium
Referee: Frank Murphy

20 February 2022
14:00

Dragons | 0–12|  Ulster

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| Report| Try: Mar. Rea 40' m
Andrew 47' c
Con: Doak 48'
Rodney Parade
Attendance: 3,892[73]
Referee: Andrea Piardi

6 May 2022
19:35

(1 BP) Cardiff | 42–14|  Zebre Parma

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Try: Ratti 5' c
L. Williams 11' c
Penalty try 18'
Lane (2) 21' c, 37' c
Llewellyn 80' c
Con: Priestland (4) 6', 11', 22', 39'
Thomas 80+1'| Report| Try: Cronjé 46' c
Mbanda 70' c
Con: O'Malley 47'
Canna 71'
Cardiff Arms Park
Attendance: 6,383[74]
Referee: Ben Blain

* * *

### Round 13

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4 March 2022
19:35

(1 BP) Ulster | 48–12|  Cardiff

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Try: Baloucoune (2) 8' c, 53' c
Hume 16' c
McCloskey 40+1' m
Timoney 49' c
Sexton 63' m
Stewart 69' c
Con: Doak (3) 9' 16' 50'
Cooney (2) 56' 71'
Pen: Doak 12'| Report| Try: K. Myhill 45' m
Ratti 76' c
Con: Thomas 77'
Ravenhill Stadium
Attendance: 11,559
Referee: Hollie Davidson

4 March 2022
19:35

(1 BP) Edinburgh | 56–8|  Connacht

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Try: Boffelli 29' c
Immelman (2) 33' c, 60' c
Cherry 38' c
Kinghorn 42' c
Moyano 51' c
Young 68' c
Vellacott 74' c
Con: Boffelli (8) 30', 34', 40', 43', 51', 61', 69', 76'| Report| Try: Sullivan 23' m
Pen: Carty 11'
Edinburgh Rugby Stadium
Attendance: 6,116[75]
Referee: Craig Evans

5 March 2022
12:55

Benetton | 17–61|  Leinster (1 BP)

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Try: Piantella 51' c
L. Cannone 77' c
Con: Smith (2) 52', 77'
Pen: Smith 12'| Report| Try: Deegan 6' c
Cronin (2) 23' c, 48' c
Larmour 29' c
R. Byrne 36' c
Tracy (2) 55' c, 72' m
J. O'Brien (2) 65' c, 80+1' c
Con: R. Byrne (7) 7', 24', 29', 37', 49', 56', 64'
J. O'Brien 80+2'
Stadio Comunale di Monigo
Attendance: 1,932[56]
Referee: Ben Whitehouse

5 March 2022
17:15

(1 BP) Munster | 64–3|  Dragons

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Try: Casey (2) 10' c, 23' c
O'Donoghue (2) 25' c, 75' c
Cloete (2) 37' c, 64' m
Zebo 53' m
Farrell 55' c
S. Daly 58' m
Hodnett 73' c
Con: Crowley (5) 12', 24', 26', 38', 56'
Healy (2) 74', 76'| Report| Pen: S. Davies 17'
Thomond Park
Attendance: 11,853[76]
Referee: Sam Grove-White

5 March 2022
17:15

(1 BP) Scarlets | 35–10|  Glasgow Warriors

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Try: St. Evans 39' c
S. Williams 43' c
G. Davies 58' c
Kalamafoni 66' c
Conbeer 73' c
Con: Patchell (3) 40', 43', 59'
St. Evans 65'
Costelow 74'| Report| Try: Matthews 4' c
Con: Weir 6'
Pen: Weir 21'
Parc y Scarlets
Attendance: 6,006
Referee: Chris Busby

6 March 2022
14:00

Ospreys | 27–22|  Zebre Parma (1 BP)

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Try: Parry 33' c
Morris 36' c
Griffiths 69' c
Con: Myler (3) 34', 37', 71'
Pen: Myler (2) 4', 63'| Report| Try: Mitchell 55' c
Con: Rizzi 55'
Pen: Rizzi (5) 19', 24', 51', 58', 76'
Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 5,068
Referee: Andrew Brace

9 April 2022
13:00

Stormers | 19–17|  Bulls (1 BP)

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Try: Dayimani 43' c
Con: Libbok 44'
Pen: Libbok (3) 27', 56', 61'
Drop: Willemse 72'| Report| Try: Moodie 51' c
Louw 74' c
Con: Smith 52'
Steyn 75'
Pen: Smith 15'
Cape Town Stadium
Referee: Frank Murphy

9 April 2022
15:05

(1 BP) Sharks | 37–10|  Lions

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Try: Grobler 7' c
Buthelezi 11' c
Mbonambi 60' c
Notshe 70' c
Con: Bosch (4) 8', 12', 62', 71'
Pen: Bosch (3) 31', 49', 80+1'| Report| Try: Van Wyk 76' c
Con: Hendrikse 77'
Pen: Hendrikse 22'
Kings Park Stadium
Referee: Ben Blain

* * *

### Round 14

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25 March 2022
16:00

(1 BP) Lions | 45–15|  Ospreys

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Try: Maxwane 11' c
Van den Berg (2) 38' c, 55' c
F. Horn 43' c
Rass 68' m
Van der Merwe 71' m
Warner 77' c
Con: Hendrikse (5) 12', 39', 44', 56', 78'| Report| Try: Webb 50' c
Collins 64' m
Con: J. Thomas 51'
Pen: J. Thomas 31'
Ellis Park Stadium
Attendance: 2,500[77]
Referee: Ben Blain

25 March 2022
19:35

(1 BP) Munster | 51–22|  Benetton

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Try: Gallagher 19' c
Casey 34' c
Zebo 46' c
G. Coombes 66' c
O'Sullivan 70' c
De Allende 78' c
Con: Healy (6) 21', 36', 48', 67', 71', 79'
Pen: Healy (3) 8', 42', 59'| Report| Try: Smith 40+1' c
Da Re 55' m
Braley 80+3' c
Con: Smith 40+3'
Coetzee 80+5'
Pen: Smith 24'
Musgrave Park
Attendance: 6,136[78]
Referee: Craig Evans

26 March 2022
13:00

Stormers | 23–20|  Ulster (1 BP)

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Try: De Wet 3' c
Zas 7' c
Con: Libbok (2) 4', 8'
Pen: Libbok (3) 28', 40+1', 55'| Report| Try: S. Moore 22' c
McCloskey 57' c
Con: Cooney (2) 23', 58'
Pen: Cooney (2) 33', 39'
Cape Town Stadium
Attendance: 3,544[77]
Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi

26 March 2022
13:00

Zebre Parma | 24–41|  Scarlets (1 BP)

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Try: Canna 55' c
Biondelli 58' c
D'Onofrio 77' c
Con: Biondelli 56'
Canna 59'
Rizzi 78'
Pen: Canna 26'| Report| Try: Baldwin 22' c
Conbeer 29' c
McNicholl 34' c
Lousi 51' m
Lezana 61' c
Tuipulotu 72' m
Con: Patchell (3) 23', 31', 34'
Costelow 62'
Pen: Patchell 15'
Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi
Attendance: 1,700[79]
Referee: Jaco Peyper

26 March 2022
15:05

Sharks | 5–21|  Edinburgh

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|

Try: Du Toit 51' m| Report| Try: Kinghorn (2) 20' c, 69' c
Boffelli 56' c
Con: Kinghorn 22'
Boffelli (2) 57', 70'
Kings Park Stadium
Attendance: 5,120[77]
Referee: Andrea Piardi

26 March 2022
17:15

(1 BP) Bulls | 55–20|  Dragons

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Try: Botha 4' c
Mapoe (2) 26' c, 65' m
Arendse (2) 28' c, 48' m
Grobbelaar 38' c
Coetzee 56' c
Burger 69' c
Con: Smith (5) 5', 27', 29', 39', 56'
Steyn 69'
Pen: Smith 10'| Report| Try: Dyer 40+2' m
J. Rosser 42' m
S. Davies 53' c
Con: S. Davies 53'
Pen: S. Davies 24'
Loftus Versfeld Stadium
Attendance: 3,000[77]
Referee: Frank Murphy

26 March 2022
17:15

(1 BP) Cardiff | 32–28|  Glasgow Warriors (2 BP)

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Try: Harries 4' m
Cabango (2) 34' c, 69' c
Halaholo 58' c
Con: Evans (3) 35', 58', 69'
Pen: Evans (2) 11', 79'| Report| Try: Cancelliere (2) 15' c, 42' c
Johnson 24' c
Brown 29' c
Con: Thompson (4) 16', 24', 30', 43'
Cardiff Arms Park
Attendance: 6,275[80]
Referee: AJ Jacobs

26 March 2022
19:35

Connacht | 8–45|  Leinster (1 BP)

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Try: O'Halloran 39' m
Pen: Carty 22'| Report| Try: O'Loughlin 14' c
Hawkshaw 53' c
McGrath 56' c
Frawley 64' m
T. O'Brien (2) 67' m, 77' c
Deegan 72' c
Con: R. Byrne 15'
Hawkshaw (4) 54', 57', 72', 78'
Galway Sportsgrounds
Attendance: 8,129[81]
Referee: Chris Busby

* * *

### Round 15

[edit]

1 April 2022
18:30

(1 BP) Sharks | 51–3|  Dragons

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Try: Nché 29' c
Mbonambi 34' c
Kok 48' c
Penalty try (2) 60', 64'
Volmink 68' c
Con: Bosch (4) 31', 36', 50', 68'
Pen: Bosch (3) 8', 13', 19'| Report| Pen: Lewis 16'
Kings Park Stadium
Attendance: 6,338[82]
Referee: Ben Blain

1 April 2022
19:35

(1 BP) Glasgow Warriors | 40–12|  Zebre Parma

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|

Try: Matthews (3) 4' c, 43' m, 63' c
Kebble 10' c
Wilson 24' c
Dobie 34' c
Con: Thompson (5) 5', 11', 26', 34', 64'| Report| Try: Fusco 40+1' m
Andreani 79' c
Con: Rizzi 79'
Scotstoun Stadium
Attendance: 6,927[83]
Referee: Adam Jones

2 April 2022
13:00

(1 BP) Bulls | 34–16|  Ulster

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Try: Coetzee 44' c
Tambwe 57' c
Grobbelaar 66' c
Arendse 76' c
Con: Smith (2) 44', 57'
Steyn (2) 67', 77'
Pen: Smith (2) 25', 53'| Report| Try: Marshall 65' c
Con: Doak 65'
Pen: Doak (3) 11', 32', 37'
Loftus Versfeld Stadium
Attendance: 19,436[84][non-primary source needed]
Referee: Andrea Piardi

2 April 2022
13:00

(1 BP) Benetton | 17–21|  Connacht

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|

Try: Padovani 49' c
Halafihi 69' c
Con: Da Re (2) 50', 71'
Pen: Da Re 9'| Report| Try: Prendergast 2' c
Murray 19' c
Tuimauga 76' c
Con: Carty (3) 2', 20', 77'
Stadio Comunale di Monigo
Referee: Pierre Brousset

2 April 2022
15:05

Lions | 15–9|  Edinburgh (1 BP)

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|

Try: Hendrikse 30' m
E. Tshituka 52' c
Con: Hendrikse 53'
Pen: Hendrikse 68'| Report| Pen: Boffelli (2) 29', 64'
Drop: Immelman 12'
Ellis Park Stadium
Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi

2 April 2022
17:15

(1 BP) Stormers | 29–13|  Ospreys

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|

Try: De Wet 6' c
Smith 9' c
Zas (2) 28' m, 54' c
Con: Libbok (3) 6', 10', 56'
Pen: Libbok 40'| Report| Try: Nagy 80+1' c
Con: Anscombe 80+2'
Pen: Anscombe (2) 3', 18'
Cape Town Stadium
Attendance: 4,951[85]
Referee: Frank Murphy

2 April 2022
19:00

Munster | 19–34|  Leinster (1 BP)

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Try: De Allende 64' c
Con: Carbery 64'
Pen: Carbery (4) 13', 21', 28', 37'| Report| Try: Ringrose 17' m
Lowe (2) 48' m, 74' m
J. O'Brien 58' c
Con: R. Byrne 60'
Pen: R. Byrne (4) 10', 26', 40+3', 55'
Thomond Park
Attendance: 20,657[86]
Referee: Christophe Ridley

2 April 2022
19:35

Scarlets | 35–20|  Cardiff

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Try: Costelow 22' c
McNicholl (2) 32' m, 52' c
Kalamafoni 45' c
Con: Costelow (3) 22', 45', 53'
Pen: Costelow (3) 7', 50', 74'| Report| Try: Adams 13' c
Botham 78' c
Con: Evans 15'
Priestland 79'
Pen: Evans (2) 4', 29'
Parc y Scarlets
Attendance: 7,087[87]
Referee: Tual Trainini

* * *

### Round 16

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22 April 2022
17:15

(1 BP) Stormers | 32–7|  Glasgow Warriors

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Try: Pretorius 35' c
Jantjies 53' m
Zas 56' c
Roos 80' c
Con: Libbok (3) 36', 57', 80+2'
Pen: Libbok (2) 31', 39'| Report| Try: Dempsey 19' c
Con: Thompson 20'
Cape Town Stadium
Attendance: 4,762[88]
Referee: Andrew Brace

22 April 2022
19:35

(1 BP) Ulster | 17–24|  Munster

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Try: Herring 48' c
Reidy 75' c
Con: Cooney 49'
Doak 76'
Pen: Cooney 8'| Report| Try: Archer 22' c
Earls 28' m
Con: Carbery 23'
Pen: Carbery (4) 12', 44', 60', 80'
Ravenhill Stadium
Attendance: 12,131[89]
Referee: Jaco Peyper

22 April 2022
19:45

(1 BP) Edinburgh | 29–26|  Zebre Parma (1 BP)

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Try: Bennett (2) 1' c, 61' m
Hutchison 39' c
Schoeman 52' c
Con: Van der Walt (3) 2', 40+1', 53'
Pen: Van der Walt 78'| Report| Try: Laloifi 35' m
Gesi 42' c
Sisi 74' c
Con: Rizzi 43'
O'Malley 75'
Edinburgh Rugby Stadium
Attendance: 5,818[90]
Referee: Frank Murphy

23 April 2022
13:00

(1 BP) Bulls | 46–29|  Benetton

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|

Try: Brink 25' m
Arendse (2) 40+1' c, 49' c
Coetzee 60' c
Moodie 75' c
Matanzima 80' c
Con: Smith (3) 40+2', 50', 61'
Steyn (2) 75', 80+1'
Pen: Smith (2) 48', 69'| Report| Try: Menoncello (2) 11' c, 77' c
Con: Smith (2) 12', 77'
Pen: Smith (5) 7', 19', 32', 45', 65'
Loftus Versfeld Stadium
Attendance: 8,932[88]
Referee: Mike Adamson

23 April 2022
15:00

Dragons | 19–38|  Scarlets (1 BP)

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|

Try: Dixon 35' c
J. Williams 50' m
Warren 61' c
Con: S. Davies (2) 35', 61'| Report| Try: Lousi 12' m
O'Brien (2) 15' c, 80' c
Elias 29' m
R. Evans 66' c
Baldwin 76' c
Con: Patchell (4) 16', 67', 77', 80+2'
Rodney Parade
Attendance: 4,719[91]
Referee: Sam Grove-White

23 April 2022
15:05

(2 BP) Lions | 30–33|  Connacht

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|

Try: Maxwane 38' m
Van den Berg 54' c
Van der Merwe 66' m
Odendaal 70' c
Con: Hendrikse (2) 55', 71'
Pen: Hendrikse (2) 18', 47'| Report| Try: Prendergast 3' c
Penalty try 9'
Daly 62' c
Con: Carty (2) 3', 63'
Pen: Carty (4) 43', 51', 60', 76'
Ellis Park Stadium
Attendance: 2,500[88]
Referee: Craig Evans

23 April 2022
17:15

(1 BP) Sharks | 28–23|  Leinster

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Try: Mapimpi 20' c
Hendrikse 39' c
Mbonambi 48' c
Buthelezi 65' c
Con: Bosch (4) 21', 40+1', 50', 66'| Report| Try: Penny 17' c
T. O'Brien 36' c
Con: Frawley (2) 18', 37'
Pen: Frawley (3) 28', 43', 53'
Kings Park Stadium
Attendance: 21,832[92][non-primary source needed]
Referee: Nika Amashukeli

23 April 2022
17:15

Cardiff | 6–22|  Ospreys

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|

Pen: Priestland (2) 28', 44'| Report| Try: Lake 54' c
Webb 61' c
Parry 66' m
Con: Anscombe (2) 56', 61'
Pen: Anscombe 48'
Cardiff Arms Park
Attendance: 10,075[93]
Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi

* * *

### Round 17

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29 April 2022
18:00

(1 BP) Bulls | 29–17|  Glasgow Warriors

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|

Try: Burger 10' c
Tambwe 40+3' c
Wa. Steenkamp 59' c
Brink 62' m
Con: Steyn (3) 10', 40+4', 59'
Pen: Steyn 29'| Report| Try: Penalty try 6'
Smith 74' c
Con: Thompson 75'
Pen: Weir 21'
Loftus Versfeld Stadium
Referee: Nika Amashukeli

29 April 2022
19:35

(1 BP) Munster | 42–21|  Cardiff

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|

Try: Haley (2) 6' c, 26' c
Ahern 40' c
Casey (2) 63' c, 77' m
Con: Healy (3) 7', 27', 40+2'
Carbery 64'
Pen: Healy (3) 19', 33', 61'| Report| Try: Davies 2' c
Lee-Lo 12' c
L. Williams 56' c
Con: Evans (3) 4', 14', 57'
Musgrave Park
Attendance: 7,325[89]
Referee: Sam Grove-White

30 April 2022
13:00

(1 BP) Lions | 37–29|  Benetton (1 BP)

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|

Try: Schoeman 14' m
Van den Berg 40+2' c
Van der Merwe 42' c
Pienaar 53' m
Hendrikse 63' c
Con: Hendrikse (3) 40+3', 42', 63'
Pen: Hendrikse (2) 2', 68'| Report| Try: Smith (2) 25' c, 38' m
Drago 31' c
L. Cannone 80+4' c
Con: Smith (3) 26', 31', 80+5'
Drop: Albornoz 17'
Ellis Park Stadium
Referee: Andrew Brace

30 April 2022
15:05

(1 BP) Sharks | 41–21|  Connacht

|
|

Try: Grobler (2) 24' c, 54' c
Louw 45' c
Mbonambi 49' c
Roets 77' c
Con: Bosch (5) 26', 46', 50', 55', 78'
Pen: Bosch (2) 15', 74'| Report| Try: Thornbury 27' m
Blade 36' c
Con: Fitzgerald 37'
Pen: Fitzgerald (3) 8', 21', 32'
Kings Park Stadium
Referee: Mike Adamson

30 April 2022
15:05

Zebre Parma | 23–18|  Dragons (1 BP)

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|

Try: Bigi 24' m
Penalty try 64'
Gesi 75' m
Pen: Rizzi (2) 12', 17'| Report| Try: Jones 54' m
Rosser 59' c
Con: S. Davies 59'
Pen: S. Davies (2) 6', 15'
Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi
Attendance: 3,200[94]
Referee: Chris Busby

30 April 2022
16:15

Stormers | 20–13|  Leinster (1 BP)

|
|

Try: Gelant 45' m
Senatla 53' m
Penalty try 66'
Pen: Libbok 16'| Report| Try: E. Byrne 60' c
Con: H. Byrne 61'
Pen: Frawley (2) 18', 20'
Cape Town Stadium
Attendance: 13,156[95]
Referee: Craig Evans

30 April 2022
17:15

(1 BP) Ospreys | 54–36|  Scarlets (1 BP)

|
|

Try: Smith 16' c
Morris 27' c
Giles 45' c
Lake (2) 50' m, 54' c
Collins 58' c
Watkin 69' c
Parry 80' c
Con: Anscombe (7) 18', 28', 47', 56', 59', 70', 80'| Report| Try: G. Davies 20' c
Conbeer (3) 24' c, 34' c, 76' m
Hardy 72' c
Con: Costelow (3) 21', 25', 35'
Patchell 72'
Pen: Costelow 8'
Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 10,141[96]
Referee: Jaco Peyper

30 April 2022
19:35

(1 BP) Edinburgh | 10–16|  Ulster

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Try: Bennett 68' c
Con: Boffelli 69'
Pen: Boffelli 42'| Report| Try: Baloucoune 14' c
Con: Doak 15'
Pen: Doak (3) 20', 34', 49'
Edinburgh Rugby Stadium
Attendance: 7,774[97]
Referee: Ben Whitehouse

* * *

### Round 18

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20 May 2022
18:00

(1 BP) Benetton | 69–21|  Cardiff

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Try: L. Cannone 13' c
Albornoz (2) 16' c, 50' m
Lamaro 20' c
Braley (2) 32' c, 55' c
Smith (2) 68' c, 77' c
Ruzza 70' m
Pettinelli 73' c
Con: Smith (8) 14', 18', 20', 33', 57', 70', 74', 78'
Pen: Smith 25'| Report| Try: Carré (2) 37' c, 45' c
Llewellyn 61' c
Con: Priestland (3) 38', 46', 61'
Stadio Comunale di Monigo
Attendance: 1,986 [98]
Referee: Eoghan Cross

20 May 2022
19:35

Ulster | 24–21|  Sharks (1 BP)

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Try: Lowry 27' c
McCloskey 45' c
Hume 65' c
Con: Cooney (3) 28', 45', 66'
Pen: Cooney 17'| Report| Try: N. Mchunu 62' c
Louw 77' c
Williams 80' c
Con: Bosch 63'
Chamberlain 77'
Williams 80'
Ravenhill Stadium
Referee: Ben Blain

20 May 2022
20:10

(2 BP) Ospreys | 31–38|  Bulls (1 BP)

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Try: J. Morgan 38' c
L. Morgan (2) 57' c, 79' c
Parry 78' c
Con: Anscombe (4) 39', 58', 78', 80'
Pen: Anscombe 33'| Report| Try: Tambwe 4' m
Smith 20' c
Moodie 42' c
Hendricks (3) 47' c, 63' c, 66' m
Con: Smith (4) 21', 43', 48', 63'
Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 5,795 [99]
Referee: Chris Busby

21 May 2022
15:00

Dragons | 11–21|  Lions

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|

Try: Dyer 22' m
Pen: Reed (2) 32', 42'| Report| Try: Van der Merwe 29' c
Venter 45' c
Dreyer 53' c
Con: Hendrikse (3) 30', 46', 53'
Rodney Parade
Attendance: 4,729 [100]
Referee: Joy Neville

21 May 2022
17:00

(1 BP) Connacht | 22–20|  Zebre Parma (1 BP)

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|

Try: Marmion 7' m
Murray 17' m
Masterson 26' c
Porch 49' m
Con: Carty 27'| Report| Try: Pani 42' m
Nocera 68' m
Lucchin 78' c
Con: Canna 79'
Pen: Canna 4'
Galway Sportsgrounds
Referee: Adam Jones

21 May 2022
17:10

(1 BP) Scarlets | 21–26|  Stormers (1 BP)

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Try: J. Williams 7' c
Conbeer 72' m
Con: Costelow 8'
Pen: Costelow (3) 4', 17', 28'| Report| Try: Zas 14' c
Roos 38' c
Nel (2) 42' c, 80' m
Con: Libbok (3) 15', 39', 43'
Parc y Scarlets
Attendance: 7,386 [101]
Referee: Sam Grove-White

21 May 2022
18:30

Edinburgh | 28–11|  Glasgow Warriors

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Try: Kinghorn 30' c
Bradbury 45' m
Hoyland 63' m
Con: Boffelli (2) 31', 65'
Pen: Boffelli (3) 15', 40', 54'| Report| Try: Smith 68' m
Pen: Thompson (2) 21', 37'
Murrayfield Stadium
Attendance: 24,187 [102]
Referee: Andrew Brace

21 May 2022
19:15

(1 BP) Leinster | 35–25|  Munster

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Try: Penny 2' m
Foley 23' c
Penalty try 52'
O'Loughlin 54' c
Con: H. Byrne (2) 23', 55'
Pen: H. Byrne (3) 9', 46', 71'| Report| Try: O'Donoghue 12' m
Haley 17' c
Murray 41' c
Con: Carbery (2) 17', 42'
Pen: Carbery (2) 49', 61'
Aviva Stadium
Attendance: 32,411[103]
Referee: Frank Murphy

* * *

## Play-offs

[edit]

### Bracket

[edit]

| Quarter-finals | | | Semi-finals | | | Final |

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|  |  |  | | |  |  |  | | |  |  |  |
| 1 |  Leinster | 76 | | |
| 8 |  Glasgow Warriors | 14 |
| | 1 |  Leinster | 26 |
|  |
| | | 4 |  Bulls | 27 |
| 4 |  Bulls | 30 |

| 5 |  Sharks | 27 |
| | 4 |  Bulls | 13 |
|  |
| | | 2 |  Stormers | 18 |
| 2 |  Stormers | 28 | |

| 7 |  Edinburgh | 17 |
| | 2 |  Stormers | 17 |
|  |
| | | 3 |  Ulster | 15 |
| 3 |  Ulster | 36 |

| 6 |  Munster | 17 |

The play-off draw was seeded by final finishing position in the regular season table

### Quarter-finals

[edit]

3 June 2022
19:35

Ulster | 36–17|  Munster

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Try: Cooney 11' c
S. Moore (2) 25' c, 33' m
Timoney 43' c
Hume 62' c
Con: Cooney (3) 11', 26', 44'
Doak 62'
Pen: Cooney 57'| Report| Try: Kleyn 19' c
Earls (2) 53' m, 70' m
Con: Carbery 19'
Ravenhill Stadium
Attendance: 10,252[104]
Referee: Jaco Peyper

4 June 2022
13:35

Bulls | 30–27|  Sharks

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|

Try: Tambwe 13' c
Coetzee 45' c
Hendricks 51' c
Con: Smith (3) 13', 46', 52'
Pen: Smith (2) 20', 33'
Drop: Smith 80+4'| Report| Try: Mbonambi 16' c
Hendrikse 58' c
Notshe 75' c
Con: Bosch (3) 17', 60', 76'
Pen: Bosch (2) 5', 40'
Loftus Versfeld
Attendance: 22,394[105]
Referee: Andrew Brace

4 June 2022
15:35

Leinster | 76–14|  Glasgow Warriors

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Try: Sheehan (2) 16' c, 39' m
Larmour (2) 20' c, 64' m
N. McCarthy 24' c
Doris 43' c
Alaalatoa 48' c
Gibson-Park 54' c
Ringrose 57' m
Frawley 69' c
McGrath 71' c
J. O'Brien 77' m
Con: R. Byrne (8) 17', 20', 26', 44', 49', 55', 70', 71'| Report| Try: Z. Fagerson 5' c
Horne 60' c
Con: Thompson (2) 5', 60'
RDS Arena
Attendance: 9,346[106]
Referee: Andrea Piardi

4 June 2022
19:35

Stormers | 28–17|  Edinburgh

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Try: Gelant 3' c
Nel 44' c
Roos 54' m
Con: Libbok (2) 4', 45'
Pen: Libbok (3) 12' 52' 69'| Report| Try: Cherry 15' c
Pyrgos 56' c
Con: Boffelli (2) 17', 57'
Cape Town Stadium
Referee: Frank Murphy

### Semi-finals

[edit]

10 June 2022
19:35

Leinster | 26–27|  Bulls

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Try: Sheehan 10' c
Henshaw 33' c
O'Loughlin 71' m
Healy 80+3' c
Con: R. Byrne (2) 11', 34'
Sexton 80+3'| Report| Try: Grobbelaar 20' c
Coetzee 25' c
Penalty try 53'
Con: Smith (2) 21', 26'
Pen: Smith 14'
Steyn 77'
RDS Arena
Attendance: 11,565[107]
Referee: Andrea Piardi

11 June 2022
15:00

Stormers | 17–15|  Ulster

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Try: Kotze 5' m
Roos 14' m
Gelant 80+5' c
Con: Libbok 80+7'| Report| Try: Baloucoune 18' m
S. Moore 28' c
Con: Cooney 29'
Pen: Cooney 40+1'
Cape Town Stadium
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Mike Adamson

### Championship final

[edit]

The first United Rugby Championship Final was an all-South African derby, ensuring the first ever South African winner of the tournament, the Bulls having narrowly missed out on winning the transitional Pro14 Rainbow Cup competition. It also marked the first time in the history of the competition that a Grand final play-off match has not included at least one Irish province, a run of 14 finals.[108]

Main article: 2022 United Rugby Championship Final

18 June 2022
19:35

Stormers | 18–13|  Bulls

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|

Try: Roos 45' c
Venter 57' m
Con: Libbok 46'
Pen: Libbok 43'
Drop: Libbok 75'| Report| Try: Vorster 3' c
Con: Smith 4'
Pen: Smith (2) 43', 65'
Cape Town Stadium
Attendance: 31,000[109]
Referee: Andrew Brace

## Attendances by club

[edit]

Club  | Home
games  | Total  | Average  | Highest  | Lowest  | % Capacity

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|
|

Benetton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0%
Bulls | 9 | 35,782 | 5,112 | 19,436 | 2,000 | 9.88%
Cardiff | 4 | 29,372 | 7,343 | 8,194 | 5,292 | 60.56%
Connacht | 8[b] | 40,140 | 5,018 | 9,875 | 3,007 | 48.93%
Dragons | 4 | 22,671 | 5,668 | 6,398 | 5,043 | 65.15%
Edinburgh | 5 | 46,852 | 5,666 | 24,187 | 5,330 | 72.64%
Glasgow Warriors | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0%
Leinster | 11 | 155,512 | 14,138 | 32,411 | 8,559 | 60.32%[c]
Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0%
Munster | 9 | 102,101 | 11,345 | 20,657 | 5,000 | 66.09%[d]
Ospreys | 4 | 22,426 | 5,607 | 5,767 | 5,286 | 26.92%
Scarlets | 3 | 20,234 | 6,745 | 7,824 | 6,074 | 45.36%
Sharks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21,832 | 0 | 0%
Stormers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0%
Ulster | 8[e] | 91,752 | 11,469 | 16,274 | 9,542 | 63.03%
Zebre Parma | 5 | 7,700 | 1,540 | 2,000 | 1,300 | 30.80%

### Highest attendances

[edit]

Date | Game | Stadium | Attendance

|
|
|

21 May 2022 | Leinster (H) v Munster | Aviva Stadium | 32,411[103]
18 June 2022 | Stormers (H) v Bulls | Cape Town Stadium | 31,000
11 June 2022 | Stormers (H) v Ulster | Cape Town Stadium | 30,000
21 May 2022 | Edinburgh (H) v Glasgow | Murrayfield Stadium | 24,187
23 April 2022 | Sharks (H) v Leinster | Kings Park Stadium | 21,832[110][92]
2 April 2022 | Munster (H) v Leinster | Thomond Park | 20,657[86]
2 April 2022 | Bulls (H) v Ulster | Loftus Versfeld Stadium | 19,436[84]

## End of Season Awards

[edit]

### URC Dream Team

[edit]

The 2021–22 United Rugby Championship Dream team is:[111]

Pos  |  | Player  | Team

|
|
|

FB | 15 |  Warrick Gelant |  Stormers
RW | 14 |  Seabelo Senatla |  Stormers
OC | 13 |  James Hume |  Ulster
IC | 12 |  Damian Willemse |  Stormers
LW | 11 |  Leolin Zas |  Stormers
FH | 10 |  Ross Byrne |  Leinster
SH | 9 |  Craig Casey |  Munster
N8 | 8 |  Evan Roos |  Stormers
OF | 7 |  Nick Timoney |  Ulster
BF | 6 |  Marcell Coetzee |  Bulls
RL | 5 |  Ruan Nortjé |  Bulls
LL | 4 |  Jean Kleyn |  Munster
TP | 3 |  Thomas du Toit |  Sharks
HK | 2 |  Johan Grobbelaar |  Bulls
LP | 1 |  Ox Nché |  Sharks

### Award winners

[edit]

The 2021–22 URC award winners were:[112]

Award  | Winner

|

Players' Player of the Season  |  Evan Roos (Stormers)
Next-Gen Player of the Season  |  Evan Roos (Stormers)
Fans' Player of the Season  |  Evan Roos (Stormers)
Golden Boot  |  Gareth Anscombe (Ospreys)
Top Try Scorer  |  Leolin Zas (Stormers)
Tackle Machine  |  Alan O'Connor (Ulster)
Turnover King  |  Jac Morgan (Ospreys)
Ironman Award  |  Ruan Nortjé (Bulls)
Coach of the Season  |  Leo Cullen (Leinster)

## Leading scorers

[edit]

Note: Flags to the left of player names indicate national team as has been defined under World Rugby eligibility rules, or primary nationality for players who have not yet earned international senior caps. Players may hold one or more non-WR nationalities.

### Most points

[edit]

As of 12 July 2022[113]
| Rank  | Player  | Club  | Points

|
|
|

1 |  Manie Libbok |  Stormers | 171
2 |  Chris Smith |  Bulls | 153
3 |  Rhyno Smith |  Benetton | 142
4 |  Curwin Bosch |  Sharks | 138
5 |  Ross Byrne |  Leinster | 125

### Most tries

[edit]

As of 12 July 2022[113]
| Rank  | Player  | Club  | Tries

|
|
|

1 |  Marcell Coetzee |  Bulls | 11
Leolin Zas |  Stormers
3 |  Rhyno Smith |  Benetton | 10
4 |  Johan Grobbelaar |  Bulls | 9
Seabelo Senatla |  Stormers

## Referees

[edit]

The following referees have officiated at least one match during the 2021–22 season. Numbers in brackets denote the number of matches officiated during 2021–22. Correct as on fixtures played on 18 June 2022.

* Andrew Brace (14)
* Frank Murphy (14)
* Chris Busby (13)
* Craig Evans (11)
* Sam Grove-White (10)
* Adam Jones (10)
* Andrea Piardi (10)
* Ben Whitehouse (10)
* Ben Blain (9)
* Mike Adamson (8)
* Gianluca Gnecchi (7)
* Jaco Peyper (7)
* Marius van der Westhuizen (7)
* AJ Jacobs (5)
* Hollie Davidson (3)
* Nika Amashukeli (2)
* Aimee Barrett-Theron (2)
* Rasta Rasivhenge (2)
* Nic Berry (1)
* Pierre Brousset (1)
* Eoghan Cross (1)
* Joy Neville (1)
* Gareth Newman (1)
* Christophe Ridley (1)
* Tual Trainini (1)

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## Notes

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1. ^ a b c d Reduced stadium capacity due to COVID-19 restrictions.
2. ^ Excludes one match in which an official attendance was not reported.
3. ^ Includes two matches at 51,700 cap Aviva Stadium.
4. ^ Includes one match in which Thomond Park attendance was limited to 5000 and two matches at 8,008 capacity Musgrave Park.
5. ^ Excludes two matches in which an official attendance was not reported.

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